Chōsokabe Motochika

Chōsokabe Motochika
長宗我部 元親
Portrait of Chōsokabe Motochika
Head of Chōsokabe clan
In office
1560–1599
Preceded byChōsokabe Kunichika
Succeeded byChōsokabe Morichika
Personal details
Born
Yasaburō

1539
Okō Castle, Tosa Province
DiedJuly 11, 1599(1599-07-11) (aged 59–60)
Fushimi
RelationsChōsokabe Kunichika (father)
Kōsokabe Chikayasu (brother)
Chosokabe Nobuchika (son)
Nickname(s)"Little Princess" (Himewako)
"Little Demon" (Oniwako)
Military service
Allegiance Chōsokabe clan
Ichijō family
Toyotomi clan
RankDaimyo, Kunai-shō
Unit Chōsokabe clan
CommandsOkō Castle
Battles/warsTosa Campaign (1562-1575)
Battle of Shimantogawa (1575)
Iyo Campaign (1579)
Battle of Nakatomigawa (1582)
Battle of Hiketa (1583)
Invasion of Shikoku (1585)
Kyushu Campaign (1586-1587)
Siege of Shimoda (1590)
Korean Campaign (1592)
San Felipe incident (1596)

Chōsokabe Motochika (長宗我部 元親; 1539 – July 11, 1599) was a prominent daimyō in Japanese Sengoku-period. He was the 21st chief of the Chōsokabe clan of Tosa Province (present-day Kōchi Prefecture), the ruler of Shikoku region.